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About Boykin, SC
Boykin, SC is located in Kershaw County in the state of South Carolina.
The total City Population for Boykin is about 155 with about 7 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $79,800, which is roughly 49% lower than the Average Home Value of $157,464 for the state of South Carolina, and roughly 63% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $76,935, which is roughly 32% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $52,553 for the state of South Carolina, and roughly 15% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.58Male Population Estimate: 49%
Female Population Estimate: 51%
Median Age: 38.4
Male Median Age: 35.5
Female Median Age: 43.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:73.2%
Hispanic:2.3%
Other:1.4%
Indian:0.5%
Asian:0.4%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 37.76%
Libertarian: 1.02%
Green: 0.27%
Other: 0.07%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Boykin specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Kershaw County: About 9.18777 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Kershaw County: About 621.018 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Kershaw County is about 57% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 54% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
South Carolina is ranked #48 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 12.12 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 1.13The average living wage for the state of South Carolina is $33.18/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives South Carolina a minimum wage score of 0 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives South Carolina a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for South Carolina is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 0.04 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ South Carolina does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ South Carolina does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X South Carolina does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X South Carolina does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X South Carolina does provide some form of paid family leave.
X South Carolina does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X South Carolina does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X South Carolina does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X South Carolina does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X South Carolina does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ South Carolina does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X South Carolina does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X South Carolina does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X South Carolina does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X South Carolina does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X South Carolina does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X South Carolina does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X South Carolina does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 29128Latitude: 34.119800
Longitude: -80.588600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 236.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 803